Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From наказа́ти (nakazáty) +‎ -увати (-uvaty). Compare Polish nakazywać, Belarusian нака́зваць (nakázvacʹ), Russian нака́зывать (nakázyvatʹ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [nɐˈkazʊʋɐte]
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Verb

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нака́зувати (nakázuvatyimpf (perfective наказа́ти)

  1. to order, to command, to bid (somebody to do: кому́сь (dative) + infinitive)
    Synonyms: велі́ти impf (velíty), кома́ндувати impf (kománduvaty), повеліва́ти impf (poveliváty)
  2. (figuratively) to dictate
    Synonyms: велі́ти impf (velíty), вимага́ти impf (vymaháty)
    як нака́зує тради́ціяjak nakázuje tradýcijaas tradition dictates
  3. (obsolete) to have (somebody/something) sent on
  4. to add (say as an accompaniment to an action)
    Synonym: примовля́ти impf (prymovljáty)

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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